I agree with both Technicolor and AVeturri...I still see a lot of radios from the 60's at flea markets, antique malls, and ebay. But, that was a time when the classic table radio and console stereos were going extinct and cheaper stuff was becoming the norm. People then had a tendancy to keep something as long as they could if they paid a lot of money for it. My parents were born in the depression 30's and they never threw anything away. They still have buried in their basement the 1964 Motorola B&W console they got when they were married. They still have the GE fridge my grandfather gave them as part of a complete kitchen too.

Now, people buy a $1000 computer and 5-6 years later scrap it for nothing without a care. My folks can't understand that kind of thinking...it really boggles their mind.

The thing I would add is back then a lot of stuff was made to be fixed. Motorola used to advetise they designed things to make it easier for service. Is there anything advertised like that today? Maybe some commercial equipment, but not a consumer item. Most things are meant to be thrown away and replaced.